Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics facts for kids

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Venue	Stade de France (track and field events) Pont d'Iéna (race walk) Hôtel de Ville and Les Invalides (Marathon)
Dates	1–11 August 2024
No. of events	48 (23 men, 23 women, 2 mixed)
Competitors	1,810
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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris is a big part of the Games. It takes place from August 1st to 11th, 2024. Athletes will compete in 48 different events. These events are split into three main types: track and field, road running, and racewalking.

The competitions will happen at four different places in Paris. The Stade de France will host the track and field events. Racewalking will be held at Pont d'Iéna. The marathon races will start at Hôtel de Ville (Paris City Hall) and finish at Les Invalides.

For the first time in Olympic history, there will be the same number of medal events for men and women. This is a big step for gender equality in sports! A new event, the marathon race walk mixed relay, is also being introduced. It replaces the men's 50-kilometer racewalk.

Another exciting change is the "repechage round" for some running events. This means that if an athlete doesn't qualify directly in their first race, they get a second chance to make it to the semifinals. This gives runners more opportunities to show their skills.

Where the Events Happen: Venues
When the Events Happen: Schedule
How Athletes Qualify
Medal Winners
See Also

Where the Events Happen: Venues

Stade de France

Most of the running, jumping, and throwing events, known as track and field, will be held at the famous Stade de France. This is a huge stadium where many exciting moments will happen.

The racewalking events will take place at Pont d'Iena. This is a bridge in Paris, offering a scenic route for the walkers.

The marathon races are special because they start at the Hôtel de Ville and end at Les Invalides. Along the way, runners will pass many famous landmarks and Olympic venues in Paris. This makes the marathon course very unique and challenging. It has many ups and downs, with a total elevation change of 438 meters. This route was specially designed for the Paris 2024 Games and is approved by World Athletics.

When the Events Happen: Schedule

The schedule for athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympics has some interesting changes. All road events, like the marathons and racewalks, will be held in the morning. This is different from some past Olympics.

For the first time since the London 2012 Games, all track, field, and combined event finals will take place in the evening. This means more exciting night-time competitions!

Also, for the first time in over 40 years, the women's marathon will be the very last athletics event. It will happen on August 11th, the final day of the athletics program. The men's marathon will be the day before. Tony Estanguet, the head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, said this change was made to promote gender equality. He wanted the women's marathon to have a lot of attention as it wraps up the athletics events.

Legend
P	Preliminary round	Q	Qualification	H	Heats	R	Repechage	½	Semifinals	F	Final

Schedule
Men's
Date	1 Aug		2 Aug		3 Aug			4 Aug			5 Aug		6 Aug		7 Aug		8 Aug		9 Aug		10 Aug
Event	M	E	M	E	M		E	M	E		M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
100 m					P	H			½	F
200 m												H	R			½		F
400 m									H		R			½		F
800 m															H		R		½			F
1500 m			H				R		½					F
5000 m															H							F
10,000 m				F
110 m hurdles								H					R			½		F
400 m hurdles											H		R			½				F
3000 m steeplechase												H				F
4 × 100 m relay																	H			F
4 × 400 m relay																			H			F
Marathon																					F
20 km walk	F
High jump															Q							F
Pole vault							Q					F
Long jump								Q						F
Triple jump																Q				F
Shot put				Q			F
Discus throw											Q					F
Hammer throw			Q						F
Javelin throw													Q					F
Decathlon			F
Women's
Date	1 Aug		2 Aug			3 Aug			4 Aug		5 Aug		6 Aug		7 Aug		8 Aug		9 Aug		10 Aug		11 Aug
Event	M	E	M		E	M	E		M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M
100 m			P	H			½	F
200 m									H		R	½		F
400 m											H		R			½				F
800 m					H	R				½		F
1500 m													H		R			½				F
5000 m					H							F
10,000 m																				F
100 m hurdles															H		R		½			F
400 m hurdles									H		R			½				F
3000 m steeplechase									H					F
4 × 100 m relay																	H			F
4 × 400 m relay																			H			F
Marathon																							F
20 km walk	F
High jump			Q							F
Pole vault											Q					F
Long jump													Q					F
Triple jump					Q		F
Shot put																	Q			F
Discus throw					Q							F
Hammer throw									Q					F
Javelin throw															Q							F
Heptathlon																	F
Mixed
Date			2 Aug			3 Aug									7 Aug
Event			M		E	M	E								M	E
4 × 400 m relay					H		F
Mixed marathon walk relay															F

How Athletes Qualify

To compete in athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics, athletes have to qualify. There are two main ways to do this. About half of the spots are given to athletes who meet certain "entry standards." These are specific times or distances set by World Athletics, the sport's governing body. The other half of the spots are given based on an athlete's world ranking. This means how well they have performed in other competitions during the qualification period.

Each country can send up to three athletes for each individual event.

Qualifying for Individual Events

For most track and field events (like sprints, jumps, and throws), athletes can qualify from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. This is their chance to meet the entry standards or earn enough ranking points.

Qualifying for Relay Teams

For relay races, there are 16 teams in each event.

14 teams: These spots go to the top teams from the 2024 World Athletics Relays event.
2 teams: The last two spots are given to the highest-ranked teams that haven't qualified yet, based on their performance list from December 31, 2022, to June 30, 2024.

Qualifying for Mixed Marathon Walk Relay Teams

The new mixed marathon walk relay event will have 25 teams.

22 teams: These spots go to the top teams from the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships.
3 teams: The remaining three spots are for the highest-ranked teams based on the combined scores of their male and female athletes from December 31, 2022, to June 30, 2024.

Qualifying for Marathons, 10,000m, and Combined Events

The qualification period for the marathon is from November 1, 2022, to April 30, 2024. For the 10,000 meters, combined events (like decathlon and heptathlon), and racewalking, the period is from December 31, 2022, to June 30, 2024.

For the marathon, if a runner is ranked high enough on a special "Road to Paris" list by January 30, 2024, they can be chosen for their national team right away. Any remaining spots after that date are filled using the same entry standard and world ranking system.

Medal Winners

Medal Table

* Host nation (France)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	14	11	9	34
2	Kenya	4	2	5	11
3	Canada	3	1	1	5
4	Netherlands	2	1	3	6
5	Spain	2	1	1	4
6	Norway	2	1	0	3
7	Great Britain	1	4	5	10
8	Jamaica	1	3	2	6
9	Ethiopia	1	3	0	4
10	Australia	1	2	4	7
11	Germany	1	2	1	4
12	China	1	1	2	4
13	Belgium	1	1	1	3
14	Bahrain	1	1	0	2
	Botswana	1	1	0	2
	Ecuador	1	1	0	2
	New Zealand	1	1	0	2
	Saint Lucia	1	1	0	2
	Uganda	1	1	0	2
20	Ukraine	1	0	2	3
21	Greece	1	0	1	2
22	Dominica	1	0	0	1
	Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1
	Japan	1	0	0	1
	Morocco	1	0	0	1
	Pakistan	1	0	0	1
	Sweden	1	0	0	1
28	South Africa	0	2	0	2
29	Italy	0	1	2	3
30	Brazil	0	1	1	2
31	France*	0	1	0	1
	Hungary	0	1	0	1
	India	0	1	0	1
	Lithuania	0	1	0	1
	Portugal	0	1	0	1
36	Grenada	0	0	2	2
37	Algeria	0	0	1	1
	Croatia	0	0	1	1
	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
	Zambia	0	0	1	1
Totals (43 entries)		48	48	49	145

Men's Events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Noah Lyles United States	9.79 (.784) PB	Kishane Thompson Jamaica	9.79 (.789)	Fred Kerley United States	9.81 SB
200 metres details	Letsile Tebogo Botswana	19.46 AR	Kenny Bednarek United States	19.62	Noah Lyles United States	19.70
400 metres details	Quincy Hall United States	43.40 PB	Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain	43.44 AR	Muzala Samukonga Zambia	43.74 NR
800 metres details	Emmanuel Wanyonyi Kenya	1:41.19 PB	Marco Arop Canada	1:41.20 AR	Djamel Sedjati Algeria	1:41.50
1500 metres details	Cole Hocker United States	3:27.65 OR, AR	Josh Kerr Great Britain	3:27.79 NR	Yared Nuguse United States	3:27.80 PB
5000 metres details	Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway	13:13.66 SB	Ronald Kwemoi Kenya	13:15.04	Grant Fisher United States	13:15.13
10,000 metres details	Joshua Cheptegei Uganda	26:43.14 OR	Berihu Aregawi Ethiopia	26:43.44	Grant Fisher United States	26:43.46 SB

110 metres hurdles details	Grant Holloway United States	12.99	Daniel Roberts United States	13.09 (.085)	Rasheed Broadbell Jamaica	13.09 (.088) SB
400 metres hurdles details	Rai Benjamin United States	46.46 =SB	Karsten Warholm Norway	47.06	Alison dos Santos Brazil	47.26
3000 metres steeplechase details	Soufiane El Bakkali Morocco	8:06.05 SB	Kenneth Rooks United States	8:06.41 PB	Abraham Kibiwot Kenya	8:06.47 SB

4 × 100 metres relay details	Canada Aaron Brown Jerome Blake Brendon Rodney Andre De Grasse	37.50 SB	South Africa Bayanda Walaza Shaun Maswanganyi Bradley Nkoana Akani Simbine	37.57 AR	Great Britain Jeremiah Azu Louie Hinchliffe Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Zharnel Hughes Richard Kilty	37.61 SB
4 × 400 metres relay details	United States Christopher Bailey Vernon Norwood Bryce Deadmon Rai Benjamin Quincy Wilson	2:54.43 OR	Botswana Bayapo Ndori Busang Collen Kebinatshipi Anthony Pesela Letsile Tebogo	2:54.53 AR	Great Britain Alex Haydock-Wilson Matthew Hudson-Smith Lewis Davey Charlie Dobson Samuel Reardon Toby Harries	2:55.83 AR

Marathon details	Tamirat Tola Ethiopia	2:06:26 OR	Bashir Abdi Belgium	2:06:47	Benson Kipruto Kenya	2:07:00
20 kilometres walk details	Brian Pintado Ecuador	1:18:55	Caio Bonfim Brazil	1:19:09	Álvaro Martín Spain	1:19:11

High jump details	Hamish Kerr New Zealand	2.36 m =AR	Shelby McEwen United States	2.36 m PB	Mutaz Barsham Qatar	2.34 m SB
Pole vault details	Armand Duplantis Sweden	6.25 m WR	Sam Kendricks United States	5.95 m =SB	Emmanouil Karalis Greece	5.90 m
Long jump details	Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece	8.48 m	Wayne Pinnock Jamaica	8.36 m	Mattia Furlani Italy	8.34 m
Triple jump details	Jordan Díaz Spain	17.86 m	Pedro Pichardo Portugal	17.84 m	Andy Díaz Italy	17.64 m SB
Shot put details	Ryan Crouser United States	22.90 m SB	Joe Kovacs United States	22.15 m	Rajindra Campbell Jamaica	22.15 m
Discus throw details	Rojé Stona Jamaica	70.00 m OR/PB	Mykolas Alekna Lithuania	69.97 m	Matthew Denny Australia	69.31 m
Hammer throw details	Ethan Katzberg Canada	84.12 m	Bence Halász Hungary	79.97 m	Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine	79.39 m
Javelin throw details	Arshad Nadeem Pakistan	92.97 m OR	Neeraj Chopra India	89.45 m SB	Anderson Peters Grenada	88.54 m

Decathlon details	Markus Rooth Norway	8796 pts NR	Leo Neugebauer Germany	8748 pts	Lindon Victor Grenada	8711 pts SB

Women's Events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Julien Alfred Saint Lucia	10.72 NR	Sha'Carri Richardson United States	10.87	Melissa Jefferson United States	10.92
200 metres details	Gabrielle Thomas United States	21.83	Julien Alfred Saint Lucia	22.08	Brittany Brown United States	22.20
400 metres details	Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic	48.17 OR, AR	Salwa Eid Naser Bahrain	48.53 SB	Natalia Kaczmarek Poland	48.98
800 metres details	Keely Hodgkinson Great Britain	1:56.72	Tsige Duguma Ethiopia	1:57.15 PB	Mary Moraa Kenya	1:57.42
1500 metres details	Faith Kipyegon Kenya	3:51.29 OR	Jessica Hull Australia	3:52.56	Georgia Bell Great Britain	3:52.61 NR
5000 metres details	Beatrice Chebet Kenya	14:28.56	Faith Kipyegon Kenya	14:29.60 SB	Sifan Hassan Netherlands	14:30.61 SB
10,000 metres details	Beatrice Chebet Kenya	30:43.25	Nadia Battocletti Italy	30:43.35 NR	Sifan Hassan Netherlands	30:44.12 SB

100 metres hurdles details	Masai Russell United States	12.33	Cyréna Samba-Mayela France	12.34	Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Puerto Rico	12.36
400 metres hurdles details	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone United States	50.37 WR	Anna Cockrell United States	51.87 PB	Femke Bol Netherlands	52.15
3000 metres steeplechase details	Winfred Yavi Bahrain	8:52.76 OR	Peruth Chemutai Uganda	8:53.34 NR	Faith Cherotich Kenya	8:55.15 PB

4 × 100 metres relay details	United States Melissa Jefferson Twanisha Terry Gabrielle Thomas Sha'Carri Richardson	41.78 SB	Great Britain Dina Asher-Smith Imani-Lara Lansiquot Amy Hunt Daryll Neita Bianca Williams Desirèe Henry	41.85	Germany Alexandra Burghardt Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper Rebekka Haase Sophia Junk	41.97 SB
4 × 400 metres relay details	United States Shamier Little Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Gabrielle Thomas Alexis Holmes Quanera Hayes Aaliyah Butler Kaylyn Brown	3:15.27 AR	Netherlands Lieke Klaver Cathelijn Peeters Lisanne de Witte Femke Bol Eveline Saalberg Myrte van der Schoot	3:19.50 NR	Great Britain Victoria Ohuruogu Laviai Nielsen Nicole Yeargin Amber Anning Yemi Mary John Hannah Kelly Jodie Williams Lina Nielsen	3:19.72 NR

Marathon details	Sifan Hassan Netherlands	2:22:55 OR	Tigst Assefa Ethiopia	2:22:58	Hellen Obiri Kenya	2:23:10 PB
20 kilometres walk details	Yang Jiayu China	1:25:54	María Pérez Spain	1:26:19	Jemima Montag Australia	1:26:25 AR

High jump details	Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine	2.00 m	Nicola Olyslagers Australia	2.00 m	Eleanor Patterson Australia	1.95 m =SB
High jump details	Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine	2.00 m	Nicola Olyslagers Australia	2.00 m	Iryna Herashchenko Ukraine	1.95 m =SB
Pole vault details	Nina Kennedy Australia	4.90 m SB	Katie Moon United States	4.85 m =SB	Alysha Newman Canada	4.85 m NR
Long jump details	Tara Davis-Woodhall United States	7.10 m	Malaika Mihambo Germany	6.98 m	Jasmine Moore United States	6.96 m
Triple jump details	Thea LaFond Dominica	15.02 m NR	Shanieka Ricketts Jamaica	14.87 m SB	Jasmine Moore United States	14.67 m SB
Shot put details	Yemisi Ogunleye Germany	20.00 m	Maddi Wesche New Zealand	19.86 m PB	Song Jiayuan China	19.32 m
Discus throw details	Valarie Allman United States	69.50 m	Feng Bin China	67.51 m	Sandra Elkasević Croatia	67.51 m SB
Hammer throw details	Camryn Rogers Canada	76.97 m	Annette Echikunwoke United States	75.48 m SB	Zhao Jie China	74.27 m
Javelin throw details	Haruka Kitaguchi Japan	65.80 m SB	Jo-Ane van Dyk South Africa	63.93 m	Nikola Ogrodníková Czech Republic	63.68 m SB

Heptathlon details	Nafissatou Thiam Belgium	6880 pts	Katarina Johnson-Thompson Great Britain	6844 pts	Noor Vidts Belgium	6707 pts

Mixed Events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
4 × 400 metres relay details	Netherlands Eugene Omalla Lieke Klaver Isaya Klein Ikkink Femke Bol Cathelijn Peeters	3:07.43 AR	United States Vernon Norwood Shamier Little Bryce Deadmon Kaylyn Brown	3:07.74	Great Britain Samuel Reardon Laviai Nielsen Alex Haydock-Wilson Amber Anning Nicole Yeargin	3:08.01 NR
Marathon walk relay details	Spain Álvaro Martín María Pérez	2:50:31	Ecuador Brian Pintado Glenda Morejón	2:51:22	Australia Rhydian Cowley Jemima Montag	2:51:38

Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.